Observed 1:10 PM CDT at KABR

Rockham, SD weather

Sunny and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 26°−3° by 5 PM (dry)
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 8 AM
High 54°12° today at 5 PM
Low 35°2° tonight at 5 AM
Rain tomorrow from 8 AM (90%, 4.1 in104 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Monday 11 AM–noon

This afternoonUp to 54°12° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Rain 8 AM–noon (40%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 1 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Monday morningNear 39°4° · Rain all morning (90%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	84%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	50%	82%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	87%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	85%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	33%	83%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	89%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	55%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	32°0°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	32°0°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Rain	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 48°9°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.78 in20 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after 8am. Cloudy. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.86 in22 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 35°2°
  90% chance · 2.1 in52 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°5°
  100% chance · 0.8 in20 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°5°
  100% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
56% chance of rain, high 48°, low 35°, cooling off.
Monday
98% chance of rain, high 42°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 51–62°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Snake Creek above Ashton

15 mi

Level: 1262 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Ashton

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Turtle Creek near Tulare

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1304 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

James River near Redfield

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 389 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 32 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:53 PM; Morning 7:44–8:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:05 PM; Morning 7:32–7:44 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rockham. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rockham, SD weather

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Snake Creek above Ashton

Snake Creek near Ashton

Turtle Creek near Tulare

James River near Redfield

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon